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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program

Award Number: NU50DD000059
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (NCBDDD)
OPDIV: CDC
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2020
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2025

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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program - The purpose of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program project is to improve timely documentation, reporting, and analysis of diagnostic and intervention data. This will be achieved by optimizing the existing EHDI-IS and enhancing the data collection and reporting, as well as increasing the technical assistance related to data reporting from providers to ensure infants receive timely diagnostic and intervention services. Of the 221,508 newborns born in Florida during calendar year 2018, 8,563 newborns did not pass their initial hearing screenings and required additional testing to determine their hearing status. The Florida Newborn Screening Program/Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program, follows up with the families of the 8,563 infants who do not pass screenings to encourage additional testing and to obtain updated results for screenings and diagnostic evaluations. 259 were identified with hearing loss after not passing the newborn hearing screening. Of those 259 infants, 131 were identified timely, by three months of age. 176 of the 288 infants were referred for early intervention services timely, which is by six months of age. Failure to refer by the age of six months occurs because many infants are not diagnosed with a permanent hearing loss until after six months of age. The other reason is delays with reporting the confirmed hearing loss to the EHDI office by the diagnosing audiologist so that the early intervention referral can be made. Lastly, 169 of the 259 infants were enrolled in Part C early intervention services. The most frequent reason for not enrolling in the early intervention program is a lack of response to letters and calls to the parent regarding initiating enrollment. The second most common reason is that the parents decline services. (All figures are as reported in the 2018 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention EHDI Hearing Screening & Follow-up Survey). Proposed optimization activities • Enhance the EHDI-IS capacity to meet the SHALL requirements of the EHDI-IS Functional Standards. • Enhance the EHDI-IS capacity to support preparation of a patient-level data set to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). • Develop and implement data linkages to enable data sharing between jurisdictional EHDI-IS and other public health systems to improve timeliness and completeness of follow-up diagnostic and intervention information. • Engage with stakeholders for follow-up tracking and reporting by: o Obtaining the number of audiology diagnostic facilities within the state; o Maintaining and improving connection and collaboration with audiologists; o Maintaining and improving connection and collaboration with intervention programs; o Maintaining and improving connection and collaboration with other stakeholders; and o Strengthening audiologist reporting protocols. • Assess the quality of data collected in the EHDI-IS in accordance with the Functional Standards 5.1. and 5.5. • Assess program progress toward stated outcomes using data collected in the EHDI-IS. • Collaborate with the CDC to conduct a detailed analysis on patient-level data. • Strategic communication and dissemination of findings of data analysis and evaluation to key stakeholders and partners. • Data submission to the CDC by submitting the HSFS and patient-level data set.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $160,000 )
2024	2024	FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	4052 BALD CYPRESS WAY	TALLAHASSEE	FL	32399	LEON	USA	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System (EHDI-IS) Surveillance Program	01	4	5/24/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$160,000
2024	2023	FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	4052 BALD CYPRESS WAY	TALLAHASSEE	FL	32399	LEON	USA	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System (EHDI-IS) Surveillance Program	01	4	5/24/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2022	FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	4052 BALD CYPRESS WAY	TALLAHASSEE	FL	32399	LEON	USA	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System (EHDI-IS) Surveillance Program	01	4	5/24/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2021	FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	4052 BALD CYPRESS WAY	TALLAHASSEE	FL	32399	LEON	USA	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System (EHDI-IS) Surveillance Program	01	4	5/24/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2020	FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	4052 BALD CYPRESS WAY	TALLAHASSEE	FL	32399	LEON	USA	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System (EHDI-IS) Surveillance Program	01	4	5/24/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $160,000

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $166,000 )
2023	2023	Health, Florida Department of	4052 Bald Cypress Way B-20 B02 Rm 3330 G-A	Tallahassee	FL	32399	LEON	USA	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System (EHDI-IS) Surveillance Program	00	4	6/14/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$166,000
2023	2022	Health, Florida Department of	4052 Bald Cypress Way B-20 B02 Rm 3330 G-A	Tallahassee	FL	32399	LEON	USA	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System (EHDI-IS) Surveillance Program	00	4	6/14/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2023	2021	Health, Florida Department of	4052 Bald Cypress Way B-20 B02 Rm 3330 G-A	Tallahassee	FL	32399	LEON	USA	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System (EHDI-IS) Surveillance Program	00	4	6/14/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2023	2020	Health, Florida Department of	4052 Bald Cypress Way B-20 B02 Rm 3330 G-A	Tallahassee	FL	32399	LEON	USA	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System (EHDI-IS) Surveillance Program	00	4	6/14/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $166,000

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $160,000 )
2022	2022	Health, Florida Department of	4052 Bald Cypress Way B-20 B02 Rm 3330 G-A	Tallahassee	FL	32399	LEON	USA	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System (EHDI-IS) Surveillance Program	00	3	5/25/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$160,000
2022	2021	Health, Florida Department of	4052 Bald Cypress Way B-20 B02 Rm 3330 G-A	Tallahassee	FL	32399	LEON	USA	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System (EHDI-IS) Surveillance Program	00	3	5/25/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2022	2020	Health, Florida Department of	4052 Bald Cypress Way B-20 B02 Rm 3330 G-A	Tallahassee	FL	32399	LEON	USA	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System (EHDI-IS) Surveillance Program	00	3	5/25/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $160,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $160,000 )
2021	2021	Health, Florida Department Of	4052 Bald Cypress Way B-20 B02 Rm 3330 G-A	Tallahassee	FL	32399	LEON	USA	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System (EHDI-IS) Surveillance Program	00	2	5/25/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$160,000
2021	2020	Health, Florida Department Of	4052 Bald Cypress Way B-20 B02 Rm 3330 G-A	Tallahassee	FL	32399	LEON	USA	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System (EHDI-IS) Surveillance Program	00	2	5/25/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2021	2020	Health, Florida Department Of	4052 Bald Cypress Way B-20 B02 Rm 3330 G-A	Tallahassee	FL	32399	LEON	USA	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System (EHDI-IS) Surveillance Program	02	1	11/12/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	Health, Florida Department Of	4052 Bald Cypress Way B-20 B02 Rm 3330 G-A	Tallahassee	FL	32399	LEON	USA	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System (EHDI-IS) Surveillance Program	03	1	4/19/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $160,000

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $160,000 )
2020	2020	Health, Florida Department of	4052 Bald Cypress Way B-20 B02 Rm 3330 G-A	Tallahassee	FL	32399	LEON	USA	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System (EHDI-IS) Surveillance Program	00	1	6/17/2020	NEW	$160,000
2020	2020	Health, Florida Department Of	4052 Bald Cypress Way B-20 B02 Rm 3330 G-A	Tallahassee	FL	32399	LEON	USA	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System (EHDI-IS) Surveillance Program	01	1	9/14/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $160,000

Grand Total All Awards = $806,000

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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program

Award Number: NU50DD000059

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (NCBDDD)

OPDIV: CDC

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2020

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2025

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